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. >>> the taliban claiming new success in their attempts to weaken government of afghanistan. a key advisor to karzai was killed today inside the home, his home by three attackers. a member of parliament also died in the attack. president karzai's half brother who was also a government official was assassinated less than a week ago. >>> also in afghanistan, general david petraeus pet will hand over command of nato troops monday to marine corps general john allen. petraeus is retiring from the army. president obama has chosen petraeus to be the next director of the cia. >>> hosni mubarak briefly slipped into a coma today before regaining consciousness. his condition is now stable. hosni mubarak has been hospitalized since april. this isn't the only health concern for the former president. >> we have to know about the situation is that hosni mubarak's health since he's been ousted from power is deteriorating. he's being charged here in egypt with crimes with regard to his rule of almost 30 years and cracking town on the uprising that started here on january 25th during an interr
. >>> the taliban claiming new success in their attempts to weaken government of afghanistan. a key advisor to karzai was killed today inside the home, his home by three attackers. a member of parliament also died in the attack. president karzai's half brother who was also a government official was assassinated less than a week ago. >>> also in afghanistan, general david petraeus pet will hand over command of nato troops monday to marine corps general john allen. petraeus is...
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a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other tax, the brunt of it was borne by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. late on wednesday, six villages were attacked among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger. protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently. some are wondering, at what cost? starting next week and over the next several months, thousands of nato troops have begun to a withdrawal. handing over security to local afghan forces. questions are being raised about whether there are taking on the role especially after these high-profile killings. >> now, austerity is a word and a condition many europeans have been forced to adopt all though it is sparking massive protests across the continent. italy's senate passed its own cost-cutting package coming after investors started to worry that the eurozone could be the largest economy to be sucked into the debt crisis. our europe panter reports. italy
a man opposed to the taliban. like so many other tax, the brunt of it was borne by ordinary afghans. more people are also dying from nato air strikes. late on wednesday, six villages were attacked among the victims, women and children. it led to a wave of anger. protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen imminently. some are wondering, at what cost? starting next week and over the next several months, thousands of nato troops have begun to a...
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the taliban also took responsibility for that assassination. nato also says an explosion killed three service members in eastern afghanistan. this morning. >>> still ahead today on "way too early," if you still have a knot in your stomach from yesterday's world cup finals match between u.s. and japan, you're certainly not the only one. we'll show you the full heart-breaking highlights if you missed them ahead in sports. >>> plus, what happens when you combine an outdoor blues con certified with 60-mile-an-hour winds? a stage collapse in ottawa. this was insane. it sent concert goers and the band running for their lives. it's all coming up with "way too early." about nine hours later mary jo's body was found in kennedy's car in the water off a bridge and the car pulled out of the water. about an hour after that, kennedy told the police chief he had been driving when the car went off the bridge. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. th
the taliban also took responsibility for that assassination. nato also says an explosion killed three service members in eastern afghanistan. this morning. >>> still ahead today on "way too early," if you still have a knot in your stomach from yesterday's world cup finals match between u.s. and japan, you're certainly not the only one. we'll show you the full heart-breaking highlights if you missed them ahead in sports. >>> plus, what happens when you combine an...
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that is certainly seen as a victory by the taliban. >> you know the discussions the taliban are having. what is the best way to join more of them to join the political process within the timeframe that nato forces will remain? how do we pull more of them into the political process? >> i think their are two ways. one is to defeat them on the battlefield. in areas where nato and afghan forces are fighting them, including local forces, did defeat them on the battlefield. we have seen them willing to -- to defeat them on the battlefield. we have seen them willing to reintegrate in those areas. secondly, more broadly, put more pressure on pakistan, the biggest outside government supporter of the taliban. if they were to suddenly decide they wanted to cut a deal, that would put pressure on the taliban. unfortunately, we are not seeing across-the-board big three in all locations, nor we seeing pakistan put pressure on them -- a cross-led dashboard victory -- across-the-board- victory in all locations, nor are we seeing pakistan put pressure on them. we're seeing the taliban lose ground in the
that is certainly seen as a victory by the taliban. >> you know the discussions the taliban are having. what is the best way to join more of them to join the political process within the timeframe that nato forces will remain? how do we pull more of them into the political process? >> i think their are two ways. one is to defeat them on the battlefield. in areas where nato and afghan forces are fighting them, including local forces, did defeat them on the battlefield. we have seen...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility. it comes less than a week after the assassination of karzai's half-brother. >>> some terrifying moments in canada, when a sudden and violent storm caused the main stage in ottawa blues festival to collapse. the performing band, cheap trick, managed to escape unharmed, but at least five stage volunteers were hurt, one seriously. >>> and, first it was mila kunis, then justin timberlake. now 90-year-old actress betty white has been invited to the marine corps ball. in a youtube video, sergeant ray lewis called the legendary golden girl funny, sweet and mature, the all-around perfect woman. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,479, after gaining 42 points on friday. the s&p rose 7 points. the nasdaq climbed 27. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 38 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 70. >>> this week, along with the future of america's economy, traders on wall street will largely
the taliban is claiming responsibility. it comes less than a week after the assassination of karzai's half-brother. >>> some terrifying moments in canada, when a sudden and violent storm caused the main stage in ottawa blues festival to collapse. the performing band, cheap trick, managed to escape unharmed, but at least five stage volunteers were hurt, one seriously. >>> and, first it was mila kunis, then justin timberlake. now 90-year-old actress betty white has been invited...
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will it work once the afghans have control, will they be able to deal with the taliban and all of the insurgent and warlord groups that really torment so much of that country. >> and for general petraeus, will this be an easy transition for him to become a civilian in his position with the cia? >> you know, it's not unprecedented. there have been generals and admirals who have headed the cia before but taking off the uniform, general petraeus has already made it clear, he understands his main challenge in these opening days in december, when he takes over, will be to convince that workforce, a very technical operatives who work around the world at great risks to themselves, he's going to have to convince them that he can be a cia director, that he's not just an army general that has come in the front door to run things. le have a real transition period. i tell you, there are two nicknames for david petraeus. one is king daftd. the other one is peaches petraeus. >> oh, my goodness. >> that is from his days at west point. one of his fellow cadets would call him peaches petraeus. now tha
will it work once the afghans have control, will they be able to deal with the taliban and all of the insurgent and warlord groups that really torment so much of that country. >> and for general petraeus, will this be an easy transition for him to become a civilian in his position with the cia? >> you know, it's not unprecedented. there have been generals and admirals who have headed the cia before but taking off the uniform, general petraeus has already made it clear, he...
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it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear the gunfire. you see the men topple to the ground, some of them moaning and writhing in pain. we're not going so show you what happened next. some of the gunmen walk up to the men and shoot them again, sometimes in an effort too make sure they're dead. the military believes the men who were killed were police officers kidnapped during a cross-border attack on june 1. militants crossed over from afghanistan and attacked a village on back stanny soil. the military believes the gunmen were members of the pakistani pakistan in the swat valley. ag
it was released by the taliban, posted online. men wearing traditional pakistani garb, all of them with their hands tied behind their back. in front of them, you see three armed men, you assume these are taliban fighters. one of them is scolding the men who are lined up, accusing them of being enemies of islam, saying these executions are about to take place for six children. the military here vehemently denies those excuses took place. after the scolding is over, that's when you see and hear...
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among the dead, an influential clear -- among the dead, an influential cleric opposed to the taliban. the brunt of this attack was borne by ordinary afghans. late on wednesday, six villagers died in a raid during an operation to flush out insurgents from near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. this has led to a wave of anger among afghans. the protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen. some are wondering, at what cost. starting next week and over the next several months, several troops will begin the withdrawal from afghanistan and handing over security to local afghan forces. questions are raised about whether they are ready to take over, especially after these killings. >> this is "bbc news, the headlines -- the fbi opened an investigation into news corp. to investigate allegations that his reporters to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims. italy faces severe financial problems. nations from across southeast asia will meet in indonesia for the regional forum on sunday where disputes in the south china se
among the dead, an influential clear -- among the dead, an influential cleric opposed to the taliban. the brunt of this attack was borne by ordinary afghans. late on wednesday, six villagers died in a raid during an operation to flush out insurgents from near the pakistan border. among the victims, women and children. this has led to a wave of anger among afghans. the protests have taken place pressing for the withdrawal of western forces. that is about to happen. some are wondering, at what...
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what we have seen has been an interesting shift by what some officials describe is a shift by taliban and other militants in the southern eastern parts of the country to focus more on high profile attacks. we saw this yesterday with the killing, the gunning down of a top karzai adviser, and also last week with the killing of the afghan president's half brother. all of this comes at a time of great transition, and it also sends a message of who really is safe here in afghanistan. randi? >> thank you very much. appreciate that. >>> time, 46 minutes past the hour. a cnn in depth story, the phone hacking scandal in papers owned by murdoch. and then the country's top police official, paul stevenson, resigned over the weekend. that's him right there. the assistant commissioner followed suit today. >>> in italy, a judge today dismissed all defense motions in the trial of prime minister berlusconi. he is accused of having sex with a minor, and is charged with abuse of power. he denies the charges and the next hearing date is in october. >>> the kick that brought all of joy to japan. the amazi
what we have seen has been an interesting shift by what some officials describe is a shift by taliban and other militants in the southern eastern parts of the country to focus more on high profile attacks. we saw this yesterday with the killing, the gunning down of a top karzai adviser, and also last week with the killing of the afghan president's half brother. all of this comes at a time of great transition, and it also sends a message of who really is safe here in afghanistan. randi? >>...
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. >>> the taliban claim a new success in their attempts to weaken the government of afghanistan. a key adviser to president hamid karzai, john mohammed khan, was killed inside his home today by three attackers. president karzai's half brother also a government official was assassinated less than a week ago. >>> in egypt, new signs that the health of hosni mubarak is deteriorating. the deposed president slipped into a coma today before regaining consciousness. hospital officials say his condition is now stable. mubarak has been hospitalized since april. the former strongman is said to be dealing with complications from cancer. he faces trial in august on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during egypt's revolution. >>> the health of venezuela's president is in doubt after hugo chavez flew back to cuba for cancer treatment last night. chavez says he'll receive chemotherapy as part of an aggressive treatment plan. he hasn't revealed what kind of cancer he has. president chavez spent less than a month in venezuela after an earlier trip to cuba. he is resisting calls to rel
. >>> the taliban claim a new success in their attempts to weaken the government of afghanistan. a key adviser to president hamid karzai, john mohammed khan, was killed inside his home today by three attackers. president karzai's half brother also a government official was assassinated less than a week ago. >>> in egypt, new signs that the health of hosni mubarak is deteriorating. the deposed president slipped into a coma today before regaining consciousness. hospital...
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. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> the murdoch phone hacking scandal in britain has claimed its first public official. just hours ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murdoch executive. let's bring in cnn's atika shubert. atika, is there a connection between the resignation and the arrest of that top murdoch executive? >> well, there are basically two different strands of the same scandal. in the place of sir paul stevenson, the topmost senior police officer here in britain, he basically resigned because of increasing intense scrutiny over the relationship between the metropolitan police and "news of the world." that tabloid that was shut down because of those phone hacking allegations. and basically there was a former "news of the world" editor, neil wallace, who it turns out was paid by the metropolitan police to be a communications consultant. sir paul stevenson was taking a lot of flak for that. now, he resigned saying he feels he's done nothing wrong, his integrity is intact, he says. h
. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack. >>> the murdoch phone hacking scandal in britain has claimed its first public official. just hours ago, britain's top cop suddenly resigned. his resignation comes on the same day police arrested a top murdoch executive. let's bring in cnn's atika shubert. atika, is there a connection between the resignation and the arrest of that top murdoch executive? >> well, there are basically two different strands of the same...
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the taliban claims it was a victim. the group accusing the u.s. of hacking in to its cell phones to send false text messages saying that its leader, mullah omar was dead. we're following the story. we go live to kabul, afghanistan. david, this one has got people wondering. what's going on? >> reporter: well, the news first broke by an afghan television station and then later in the day, cnn and other media received a message by an individual claiming to be a top taliban commander. that individual said that mullah omar had died of heart failure last week and a successor had already been named. the taliban, like you said, later came out and said they have been the victim of a hacking and their phones and emails have been tapped. in fact this message was phoney. cnn doesn't have any confirmation of the sort. we spoke with nato official and they have no operational knowledge on the ground. so the whereabouts of mullah omar are unknown. last believed to be in pakistan, where taliban militants have launched attacks across that border against troops down
the taliban claims it was a victim. the group accusing the u.s. of hacking in to its cell phones to send false text messages saying that its leader, mullah omar was dead. we're following the story. we go live to kabul, afghanistan. david, this one has got people wondering. what's going on? >> reporter: well, the news first broke by an afghan television station and then later in the day, cnn and other media received a message by an individual claiming to be a top taliban commander. that...
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karzai's inner circle after gunmen killed one of his close advisers as well as a member of parliament, taliban is claiming responsibility. it comes less than a week after the assassination of karzai's half brother. >>> some terrifying moments in canada when a sudden and violent storm caused the main stage at an ottawa blues festival to completely collapse. look at that there. the performing band cheap trick managed to escape unharmed but at least five stage volunteers were hurt. one seriously. >>> well, first it was mila kunis, then justin timberlake, now 90-year-old actress betty white has been invited to the marine corps ball. in a youtube ball ray lewis called the legendary "golden girl" funny, sweet and mature, the all-around perfect woman. where there's a good story, there's always betty white. it always works out that way. >>> here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12479 after gaining 42 points on friday. the s&p rose 7 points. nasdaq climbed 27. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning n tokyo, the nikkei added 38 points. but in hon
karzai's inner circle after gunmen killed one of his close advisers as well as a member of parliament, taliban is claiming responsibility. it comes less than a week after the assassination of karzai's half brother. >>> some terrifying moments in canada when a sudden and violent storm caused the main stage at an ottawa blues festival to completely collapse. look at that there. the performing band cheap trick managed to escape unharmed but at least five stage volunteers were hurt. one...
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the taliban still try to regain lost ground. still intimidate and still assassinate. >> these attacks on karzai's inner circle are, we're told, likely to get worse as u.s. troops again coming home and through the transition in 2014, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer, thank you. there is word of enough signs two al qaeda groups may be joining forces. u.s. officials are now saying the branch in yemen has given weapons, fighters, beings explosives and training to the affiliate in somalia. yes, ma'am mental and somalia coming together against us. the officials say this is especially dangerous because both groups have recruited u.s. citizens. remember that radical american cleric anwar al awlaki is the leader of al qaeda in yemen. the feds have linked him to recent terror plots against the united states. including the attempted christmas day underwear bombing, the food massacre and botched times square bombing. catherine herridge works intelligence for us live from d.c. tonight. catherine, details. >> thank you, shepard. u.s. officials c
the taliban still try to regain lost ground. still intimidate and still assassinate. >> these attacks on karzai's inner circle are, we're told, likely to get worse as u.s. troops again coming home and through the transition in 2014, shepard. >> shepard: jennifer, thank you. there is word of enough signs two al qaeda groups may be joining forces. u.s. officials are now saying the branch in yemen has given weapons, fighters, beings explosives and training to the affiliate in somalia....
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the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will require the taliban or anyone else who comes to the table, to agree to renounce violence and al qaeda and agree to the constitution. but it is an interactive process if you will, fareed. and i think we have all of the elements of that process underway here. >> are you hopeful that you will see results in the next few months? >> i can't predict that at this point. what i can tell you is that we have put in place the lines of work, the pieces of strategy that we think can bring this war in afghanistan to a close, and bring it to the point where the united stat
the taliban is not an enty that works at a specific address. you have to get these things to a point where you can have a set of reasonable conversations. what we have said, though, quite clearly and the secretary of state said this in her speech earlier this year, that the united states is prepared to work with the afghans to work toward a political settlement and to bring the parties to the table without pre-condition. as the president said in his speech the other day, reconciliation will...
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nato forces killing at least 13 taliban fighters in a tense gun battle. the new fighting as nato forces start handing over security to the afghans. as the u.s. troop begin pulling out of the country. but is afghanistan ready to control its own destiny? chuck nash, retired navy captain, fox news military analyst. great you're here. thank you. >> my pleasure, jamie. nice to be back with you. >> jamie: what is the reality of a totedal troop withdrawal in 2014? >> well, if it's based strictly on the timeline in 2014, without taking into account events on the ground, it could basically turn back everything that we achieved to this point. hopefully what will happen is like the president said he will go with the commanderers and take their advice. right now there is a goal for 2014. >> jamie: we have spent years to encourage afghan security to take over responsibility. today, a turnover in one area. what is special about the area to allow it to happen and how do you think it will turn out? >> it's an area that is out of the main fray. the big fighting is in kand
nato forces killing at least 13 taliban fighters in a tense gun battle. the new fighting as nato forces start handing over security to the afghans. as the u.s. troop begin pulling out of the country. but is afghanistan ready to control its own destiny? chuck nash, retired navy captain, fox news military analyst. great you're here. thank you. >> my pleasure, jamie. nice to be back with you. >> jamie: what is the reality of a totedal troop withdrawal in 2014? >> well, if it's...
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the taliban claims the guard, who was also killed, was working for them. >> top lawmakers going back to the white house this afternoon for another round of tense debt talks. republicans still refusing to accept a deal with any tax hikes in it and the president is warning there won't be enough money to cover social security checks if they don't raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd. ♪ ♪ rocket man ♪ rocket man ♪ i'm burning out >> good morning, "atlantis." the crew of the final shuttle mission woke up to a fitting tune this morning, elton john's "rocket man." crews will spend most of the day transferring equipment and supplies to the international space station. astronauts completed the final spacewalk of the shuttle era yesterday. the 160th spacewalk devoted to building and plain take the international space station yao back to our top story, the debt talks. president obama and lawmakers from both parties will meet to try to hammer out a deal to raising the nation's debt ceiling. republican leaders have refused to consider any tax hikes and the president says if there's no dea
the taliban claims the guard, who was also killed, was working for them. >> top lawmakers going back to the white house this afternoon for another round of tense debt talks. republicans still refusing to accept a deal with any tax hikes in it and the president is warning there won't be enough money to cover social security checks if they don't raise the debt ceiling by august 2nd. ♪ ♪ rocket man ♪ rocket man ♪ i'm burning out >> good morning, "atlantis." the crew...
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. >> reporter: what we've learned is that the taliban is taking responsibility for the killing of ahmed wali karzai, a very controversial figure in afghanistan, alleged to have tie to the opium trade, alleged to have been on the payroll of the cia, and he is alleged to have ties to numerous other elicit activities. >> he's actually, i think some people would certainly get the impression anyway that he was a guy who played all sides off against the middle, the cia, the world of drugs, in which he was deeply involved in the taliban themselves, so why did they kill him now, do we know? >> so far they have not, why they would kill him, although they called it one of their greate greatest victories in a decade long war against the u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. why they would want to kill somebody allegedly involved in the opium trade remains to be seen. however, having played all sides he's certain to have made a number of enemies over the years. charles? >> what do we know about the circumstances in which he was killed? >> he was killed -- homes -- i guess one of his guards shot him
. >> reporter: what we've learned is that the taliban is taking responsibility for the killing of ahmed wali karzai, a very controversial figure in afghanistan, alleged to have tie to the opium trade, alleged to have been on the payroll of the cia, and he is alleged to have ties to numerous other elicit activities. >> he's actually, i think some people would certainly get the impression anyway that he was a guy who played all sides off against the middle, the cia, the world of...
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and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the house can only pass a bill that includes spending cuts larger than the hike in the debt limit as well as real restraints on future spending. >> dan lothian is at the white house. dan, the president trying to bridge the divide, but does he have the clout to do it? >> reporter: well, he's trying and hoping that he does. that's why you've seen the president call congressional leaders here to the white house now for the third day in a row for these talks, asking them to come back. today with some specifics, with that goal in mind, of trying to get a compromise so they can rai
and this is also a hole that the taliban is exploit. so the u.s., very concerned about his death. >> yeah. president hamid karzai, we'll see if he'll come out and speak about this. thanks. >>> and negotiating raising the debt ceiling back at home. the deadline is three weeks from today the division between democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. >> the american people will not accept and the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job creators. now, the...
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. >>> the taliban released graphic video. what pay pierce to be the execution-style killings of 16 pakistani policemen. the video shows policemen lined up with their hands behind their back. this included a note saying policemen were can't toured during a crossroad or raid last month. authorities say the video appears to be authentic. >>> the gunman who -- >>> 7:1. the army will soon begin measuring the severity of injuries to soldiers when an explosion goes off f soldiers in afghanistan will be outfitted with sensors that can allow medics to a possible brain injury. they will wear three sensors. after an explosion goes off near a soldier? a medic will insert a device into the hole of the devices. a light will flash a color to warrant if it's strong enough. >>> martial arts exercise has been banned from a south korean skyscrapers because it shakes the whole building. experts say they re-created a phenomenon that sent people running and the people in the gym on the 12th floor were practicing tae bo. >>> a south carolina couple
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since 2001. >> the taliban buy in small units. they said booby traps and suicide bombings were more effective. a new generation of television militants saw their chance. by 2006, the insurgency was in full force. the international security assistance force, isaf, found it increasingly hard to stabilize the country. american combat troops were deployed in the north for the first time to battle a resurgent taliban. >> was clear is that the whole strategy in all -- in the north has had little success. that means that the german troops there remain in great danger. the more than 130,000 foreign soldiers are stationed in afghanistan. 90,000 of them are from the u.s.. president obama inherited the afghanistan war, but he says progress has been made and that the death of osama bin laden has weakened al qaeda. >> i just want to say a few words -- we are being successful in those emissions. the reason we are in a position to draw down 10,000 troops this year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer is precisely because of the
since 2001. >> the taliban buy in small units. they said booby traps and suicide bombings were more effective. a new generation of television militants saw their chance. by 2006, the insurgency was in full force. the international security assistance force, isaf, found it increasingly hard to stabilize the country. american combat troops were deployed in the north for the first time to battle a resurgent taliban. >> was clear is that the whole strategy in all -- in the north has had...
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ensure civilians in pakistan would not be hit a unmanned drones the united states was using get the taliban and al qaeda. tonight new evidence that this confidence is simply wrong. is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are questions in the wake -- of course the vast majority of these raids have been carried out in so-called tribal areas on the border with afghanistan, and over the years the number has gone up steadily. in the first few years in the strikes of 2,042,007 they're just a handful and then we see it going up in 2010. the obama administration rising at a policy never fully publicly articulated. 118 strikes last year and 45 so far this year. the pakistanis said a couple of months ago that they wanted him stopped them stopped and they ordered the cia out in their base in pakistan were some of the strikes are being launched.
ensure civilians in pakistan would not be hit a unmanned drones the united states was using get the taliban and al qaeda. tonight new evidence that this confidence is simply wrong. is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are...
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the money had been funneled down into different groups and in some cases ended up in the hands of the taliban. the question is how could something like this happen? well, it seems pretty clear that keeping track of subcontractor dollars even in washington is difficult. in afghanistan, however, it's a different story. trucking companies often deal with very davis situations in this country. they'll often subcontract out to smaller companies which will further subcontract to smaller entities in the country. those groups will often pay security firms or local groups for safe passage. what we've learned, however, is that some of those payments have funneled in between travel groups and has made their way into the hands of insurgents. manisha? >> david, i know this is an investigation right now but is there any talk on the ground about what you can do about a problem like this? i imagine it must be very difficult. >> it certainly comes as a great surprise to many people who were not aware of this. authorities that we've spoken to say that they've completely and radically revamped the system, alloc
the money had been funneled down into different groups and in some cases ended up in the hands of the taliban. the question is how could something like this happen? well, it seems pretty clear that keeping track of subcontractor dollars even in washington is difficult. in afghanistan, however, it's a different story. trucking companies often deal with very davis situations in this country. they'll often subcontract out to smaller companies which will further subcontract to smaller entities in...
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officials say they killed 120 insurgents and top leaders, many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda, damaging their network. yet, the clashes reveal that al qaeda, for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is again a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we push down into the valley, still an insurgent stronghold. high-tech american helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them up in the valley. >> uncharacteristic for the taliban around here. they are getting gutsy. past there usually patrols don't push up far past that because if you do, you're going to take enemy contact, pretty certain. >> reporter: the afghans clear about who lay and wait for them ahead. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: they are talibans and arabs and poickets there. >> reporter: the foot of the valley, the american base is hit by pot shots sometimes by lone gunmen up high who they then mortar. al qaeda's return to these remote hills could tie america's hands, making it harder to justify pulling back from here. the terrorist network that m
officials say they killed 120 insurgents and top leaders, many taliban, but several of them arabs linked to al qaeda, damaging their network. yet, the clashes reveal that al qaeda, for years, said to be mostly across the border in pakistan is again a concern back where they started in afghanistan's hills. we push down into the valley, still an insurgent stronghold. high-tech american helicopters buzzed overhead until militants shot at them up in the valley. >> uncharacteristic for the...
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well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they all day in order to save their own faces they all they have to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this way all right thank you very much for your insight families see a german from the stop the war coalition thank you. now the last serbian fugitive wanted by the u.n. war crimes tribunal has appeared in court got on how to face as a fourteen at charges including crimes against humanity during the balkans war and the nine hundred ninety s. surveyed officials hope his a
well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order...
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from afghanistan, the taliban says that their leader is alive and that a text message an internet posting announcing -- end internet posting announcing his death are fake. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> is weakened on "booktv," on c-span -- and this weekend on "booktv," on c-span2. on afterwards -- "after words," ben mezrich. look for the complete schedule at booktv.org. sign up for our e-mail alerts to get the schedule in your in box. -- inbox. >> "the supreme court" -- the new edition includes an interview with the newest supreme court justice, elena kagen, and you can add -- elena kagan. and you can add to your experience with -- "washington journal" continues. host: as we continue our precision about the debt ceiling and other related issues, we're pleased -- are, were stationed about the debt ceiling and other related issues, we're pleased to be joined by the chief deputy whip on the house side, peter welch. tell us why you voted against cut, cap, and balance ac yest today in the house of representatives. guest: -- cut, cap, and balance act yesterday in th
from afghanistan, the taliban says that their leader is alive and that a text message an internet posting announcing -- end internet posting announcing his death are fake. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> is weakened on "booktv," on c-span -- and this weekend on "booktv," on c-span2. on afterwards -- "after words," ben mezrich. look for the complete schedule at booktv.org. sign up for our e-mail alerts to get the schedule in your in...
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the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they kill the person who had all the information it's going to take time before we find out who's responsible but in the short term we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country. and now of course there's a power vacuum is there a likely successor. t
the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible many people are saying and what i heard in talking to people in kandahar this morning is that it could very easily be a power struggle there could be other clans other tribes that are jealous of karzai is increasing power throughout the region and may have wanted to do him in don't forget he's also been on the payroll it is alleged the cia very close to many drug dealers and i've also heard and...
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-- taliban kill those that work so closely with them? >> it is possible that there is some feud that we do know about. the assassin of was an elder from his village. this could be a very complicated dispute. one factor has been knocked away. >> it raises the challenges of trying to create stability in this area. will it have any affect on plans to withdraw u.s. troops? >> no. it will show the effects of the u.s. and the coalition allies throughout the area. many prominent people have been killed in kandahar in the north. tracking those people as an extremely difficult. this adds to the feeling of stability. >> is the threat to these key political figures growing? >> the numbers are about the same as last year. the most powerful police chief warlord in the north was recently assassinated. that sent shivers in the north. but it gave us the sense of vulnerability. the people that were charged with providing this seem to be here. >> thank you very much for joining us. now to the hacking scandal which continues in britain. but those even furt
-- taliban kill those that work so closely with them? >> it is possible that there is some feud that we do know about. the assassin of was an elder from his village. this could be a very complicated dispute. one factor has been knocked away. >> it raises the challenges of trying to create stability in this area. will it have any affect on plans to withdraw u.s. troops? >> no. it will show the effects of the u.s. and the coalition allies throughout the area. many prominent...
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle but i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that isn't a pattern here ellison author gerry van dyke there. was often accused of links with the taliban in afghanistan illegal drugs straight out of russia's federal drug control surface even off says a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country aren't helping or watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r t but here's a quick preview. this september will see the tenth anniversary of that interview that's longer the world war two. the situation in afghanistan doesn't improve it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example going to treat o
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle but i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that isn't a...
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. >> it will boost to the more out of the -- the morale of the taliban and weaken the malof th afghan government. chaos might be and beaten back. this is a tremendous achievement for the taliban. >> they appointed another one of his brothers to a key role in the region to stave off political fighting and. >> women's soccer, japan is leading sweden by three goals to one in the world cup semifina with 20 minutes left to play out. when will face the u.s. wonhd. >> for american fans, it was all the hope for and more. the first serious offensive play unfolded in the ninth minute putting u.s. on the board. afterth, egog got tougher. france and several gold and opportunities to even things up and capitalized in theif ftof that. they went all the way through to even the score at 1-1. france state of theffsi pressing -- pressuring the american defense. she proved herself as one of the stit a picture-perfect header. to-1. another superb offensive play. maintaining her composure to seal the deal. the u.s. women are just one game away from the trdor c title. >> the score japan of sweden, 3- 1. we
. >> it will boost to the more out of the -- the morale of the taliban and weaken the malof th afghan government. chaos might be and beaten back. this is a tremendous achievement for the taliban. >> they appointed another one of his brothers to a key role in the region to stave off political fighting and. >> women's soccer, japan is leading sweden by three goals to one in the world cup semifina with 20 minutes left to play out. when will face the u.s. wonhd. >> for...
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the taliban's biggest achievement in tanveer is stats what the group called the assassination of the have brother of the afghan president karzai head of the province a volatile region on the border with pakistan. jere van dyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing leaves washington with no one to rely on when it comes to securing the region. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one the taliban have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to
the taliban's biggest achievement in tanveer is stats what the group called the assassination of the have brother of the afghan president karzai head of the province a volatile region on the border with pakistan. jere van dyke who back in two thousand and eight was held by the taliban for forty five days says the killing leaves washington with no one to rely on when it comes to securing the region. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most...
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ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for example the military operation in afghanistan says that the number of clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of clashes over the past ten years has increased more than a hundred times the assigned tasks been achieved because we see that the security in afghanistan only got worse it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation so it's a kind of closed circle. the scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's media empire has gone international after u.s. senators called for their own prob
ahmed wali karzai was often accused of lengths was the taliban in afghanistan's illegal drugs straight ahead of russia's federal drug control service victorian office as a decade of military failures of the coalition forces in the country are helping watch his full interview in just over an hour here in r.t. but here's a quick preview. this september will be the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved and it's become...
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>> taliban pou >> he came under fire from his allies -- taliban. >> he came under fire from his allies, too. there are reports that you support the taliban. >> that is in the past. >> never he did, -- whatever he did, ahmad wali was the point man for the allied forces. >> for more on the power vacuum the assassination leaves, i am joined by david ignatius. thank you for joining us. with ahmad wali karzai gone, who will fill his shoes? >> we do not know yet. the key strong man in this area of kandahar has been ahmad wali karzai. he said that wali karzai, who has been such a problem for the u.s. and coalition -- a corrupt or lower, -- corrup warlord -t d -- with him gone, they will look for somebody else, but it is not likely they can fill the role quickly. >> why did he say they worked too closely -- he worked to closely with the taliban? >> we do not know that the taliban did this. it is entirely possible there is some feud we do not know about. there is an assassin -- the assassin was an elder from a village. it could be a very complicated dispute. one factor in the current relative s
>> taliban pou >> he came under fire from his allies -- taliban. >> he came under fire from his allies, too. there are reports that you support the taliban. >> that is in the past. >> never he did, -- whatever he did, ahmad wali was the point man for the allied forces. >> for more on the power vacuum the assassination leaves, i am joined by david ignatius. thank you for joining us. with ahmad wali karzai gone, who will fill his shoes? >> we do not know...
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next the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination of the afghan president's senior adviser in the capital kabul along with one of the country's m.p.'s local security forces say they've already killed the militants who carried out the attack or those murders come less than a week after how many cars i was half brother around the country was gunned down the taliban's stepping up its assault on afghan officials right now just as name. combat troops begin to withdraw indeed on sunday the alliance handed over control of the first of seven designated areas to local forces with more on the situation unfolding in afghanistan let's talk to on the war. here brian very good evening chief thanks for being an r.t. international these latest attacks on senior official show that the taliban is still a substantial force to be reckoned with without the mind of nato forces doing the right thing by withdrawing now. well the nato forces are facing. a dilemma they're on the horns of a dilemma they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency
next the taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination of the afghan president's senior adviser in the capital kabul along with one of the country's m.p.'s local security forces say they've already killed the militants who carried out the attack or those murders come less than a week after how many cars i was half brother around the country was gunned down the taliban's stepping up its assault on afghan officials right now just as name. combat troops begin to withdraw indeed on sunday...
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over the volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused of having links with the taliban and afghanistan's illegal drug trade earlier we spoke with independent journalist and author gerry van dyke who was held for forty five days by the taliban in two thousand and eight he says the killing leaves washington without anyone to rely on when it comes to regional security. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the most popular person throughout all of southern afghanistan this shows that right now with the canadian troops pulling out and with the u.s. trying to now focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon you know what end i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate their force someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible beca
over the volatile region on the border with pakistan he was often accused of having links with the taliban and afghanistan's illegal drug trade earlier we spoke with independent journalist and author gerry van dyke who was held for forty five days by the taliban in two thousand and eight he says the killing leaves washington without anyone to rely on when it comes to regional security. well the cars it was not just the governor or the shadow governor of kandahar he was the most powerful and the...
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have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that was journalist gerry van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's half brother. now let's have a brief look at some other stories from around the world at this stage of the day egypt's former president hosni mubarak has suffered a stroke and is in a coma according to his lawyers doctors were reportedly working to bring the eighty three year old leader to consciousness but health officials and state t.v. have denied the information saying condition is stable it comes after the country's prime minister reshuffled his cabinet in response to renewed public protests demanding political reform. but i
have claimed responsibility for this but it's not clear that the taliban are responsible it could very easily be a power struggle i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate therefore someone would have had a definite reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that was journalist...
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the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghanistan and we get eggs about opinion on how the pullout of u.s. troops on the country couldn't bring security there. just imagine this piece is about four and a half billion years old not the earth. space or wrongs but is it cosmic passion or busy to profit we explore what lies behind the need to write fever that's spreading in central russia. while turning from countries causing trouble for the european union to others still have to join it so he is expecting a progress on its ear you integration is following the arrest of crime suspect goran hardage but harper made the key hurdles membership is still needed clearing out it may be extradited to the hague on saturday r.t. sara first reports south of the serbian capital belgrade. the governments very much looks to the west the public opinion actually does this quite significantly now the last time i was in belgrade at the end of last year i spoke to the deputy prime minister head i asked him why there's st
the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghanistan and we get eggs about opinion on how the pullout of u.s. troops on the country couldn't bring security there. just imagine this piece is about four and a half billion years old not the earth. space or wrongs but is it cosmic passion or busy to profit we explore what lies behind the need to write fever that's spreading in central russia. while turning from countries causing trouble for the european union to...
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reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that it was a journalist gerry van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's half brother. a new nato airstrikes have hit the suburbs of the libyan capital tripoli as colonel gadhafi val's he'll never leave his country and this comes after his opponents have been recognized as the legitimate governing authority by over thirty nations led by the u.s. they said they would deal with of the rebel transitional national council until an interim government is in place the measures that give the insurgents access to gadhafi the assets including billions of dollars which have been frozen in american banks but as a political commentator ted rall says the move marks the radical shift. the united states usually doesn't extend to diplomatic recognition to a regime that is not in the capital that is region it doesn't even seem likely to be able to achieve power any time soon but you can look at the situation in afghanistan during th
reason perhaps pakistan perhaps the taliban to stop this we don't know yet who is responsible because they killed the person who had all the information. that it was a journalist gerry van dyke commenting on the killing of the afghan president's half brother. a new nato airstrikes have hit the suburbs of the libyan capital tripoli as colonel gadhafi val's he'll never leave his country and this comes after his opponents have been recognized as the legitimate governing authority by over thirty...